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EEE emerges as public health concern in New England

Samantha Genzer September 11, 2024
Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus, has instilled concern as states along the East and Gulf Coasts grapple with the potential for larger outbreaks — and with next steps. As of Sept. 10, a total of four EEE cases have been reported in Massachusetts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Boston Newspaper Guild protesters outside WBUR CitySpace

Boston Newspaper Guild members protests unfair contract conditions outside WBUR

Taylor Brokesh September 28, 2021
The Boston Globe's worker union rallied outside WBUR CitySpace Monday to protest worker treatment.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: The Boston Marathon continues to unite the city, overcome challenges

Editors March 4, 2021
The marathon demonstrates how Boston traditions continue to persevere and connect us during a time of severe isolation. Perhaps it can also inspire us to fight against the COVID-19 fatigue and keep us Boston Strong through the last stretch of the pandemic.
The first men's wave of the 2018 Boston Marathon starts the race in Hopkinton. Marathon organizers are adding a new blue line from the start to the race’s first mile marker this year. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP STAFF

Marathon’s blue line gets a counterpart in Hopkinton

Natalie Patrick April 10, 2019
The Boston Athletic Association will paint the first mile of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton with a three-striped blue line this week, the same line painted on the final stretch of the race through downtown Boston, to ensure the opening mile is tracked accurately.
New England Treatment Access, a marijuana dispensary in Brookline, will be the first location to sell recreational marijuana in Greater Boston. KRISHNA SHARMA/DFP FILE

Brookline dispensary to begin selling recreational marijuana

Isabel Contreras March 22, 2019
The first recreational marijuana dispensary in the Greater Boston area will begin selling to adults over 21 years of age Saturday after receiving final state approval on March 15.
EDITORIAL: King tides remind that rising sea levels is an issue of today

EDITORIAL: King tides remind that rising sea levels is an issue of today

Editors October 25, 2016

Last week, fascinating photos grabbed the internet’s attention. Water gently lapping over docks, transforming coastal plazas into water features. Steps cascading into the depths rather than above them....

Scott Kirsner, a 1993 alumnus of the College of Communication, speaks at the TEDxBeaconStreet event last year. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT KIRSNER

TERRIERS INBIZ: Scott Kirsner on journalism, evolving technology

Dave Sebastian April 28, 2016

Terriers InBiz is a series that highlights Boston University alumni who have been innovative leaders in their field and have played a significant role in businesses, locally or globally. Journalism...

The Boston Globe laid off nearly two dozen employees, including many copy editors, while 17 employees opted for buy-outs earlier this month. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Globe layoffs signify changes in news media landscape

Samantha J. Gross October 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Sarah Roberts started working as a metro correspondent for The Boston Globe in July, she overheard her higher-ups discussing recent buyouts and upcoming...

EDIT: Bet on Net Neutrality

EDIT: Bet on Net Neutrality

Editors February 6, 2015

Net neutrality has been in the news again lately thanks to a proposal by U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler. Wheeler’s proposal would reclassify Internet as a telecommunications...

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